Want to find old Instagram stories or save them to your photo library?
Look no further — because, in this article, we’ll tell you exactly how you can find and save them to your photo library.
Instagram stories will automatically disappear after 24 hours, but you can use a method to retrieve them.
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how you can do that.
How to find old stories on Instagram
To find your old Instagram stories, navigate to your profile, tap the hamburger menu and select ‘Archive’.
The archive section is basically where you can find all your old Instagram stories and posts.
To find old Instagram stories, you need to navigate to the “Archives” section of the menu.
Once you’ve hit the archive, navigate to ‘Stories’ from the drop-down and all your old stories are now accessible.
Here’s a step-by-step guide (with pictures) on how you can do it.
- open menu
- Tap on “Storage”
- Save your post
- Tap on “Save Image”
First, go to your profile and tap the hamburger menu in the upper-right corner of your profile.
After you open the menu, a navigation pane appears.
2. Click “Archive”
Next, tap on “Storage” in the settings tab.
In the archives you can find all your old Instagram stories.
The archive section shows your post history and stories.
If you have archived a post in the past, you can also find it in there.
In the archives you will be able to access all your old stories.
The story’s posting date will be displayed in the top left corner of that story.
You can find stories posted days, months or even years ago.
3. Save your post
Next, you can save any post to your image library if you want—here’s how you can do so.
First, select the story you want to save.
Second, tap more (the ellipsis icon) in the bottom right corner of the screen.
4. Click “Save Image”
Then, tap “Save Photo”. This will save the story to your photo library.
And you’re done! You have successfully found and saved an old story to your photo library.
How to add old Instagram stories to your highlights
Looking to add an old Instagram story to your highlights?
If you’ve found some old stories in your archive, you might want to add them to your highlights.
If you find some old Instagram stories in your archive, you can add them to your highlights.
Highlights are a great way to showcase your best moments for a personal or business account.
You can use them to add personality to your profile!
Here’s how you can do it.
1. Tap the “+” icon on your profile
To add old stories to your highlights, simply navigate to your profile and tap the “+” icon.
The plus icon is a basic feature where you can add your old stories as highlights on your profile.
Once you’ve tapped the plus icon, you can choose which stories to add (from the past) to your highlights.
2. Select the story you want to add to your highlight
Second, scroll down and find the story you want to add to your highlights.
When you find it, tap the story to select it.
3. Click “Next”
Then, tap the story you want to add to your highlight and hit “Next.”
By tapping next, you will get to a page where you can edit the name and cover of the highlight.
4. Name your cover photo and tap “Add”
Next, give the highlight a name and tap “add”.
Note: You can change the cover name at any time, don’t worry!
And you’re done adding the story to your highlights!
5. Watch Highlights
You can now see the highlights under your profile.
You have now successfully added a story to your highlights!
Repeat this process as many times as you like to add more old stories to your highlights.
General FAQ
How to find old Instagram Stories?
To find old Instagram stories, navigate to your profile > tap the hamburger menu > tap archive > open the archive dropdown > select stories.
How do I add old Instagram stories to my highlights?
To add old Instagram stories to your featured content, navigate to your profile > tap the ‘+’ icon > tap the story you want to add > tap next > enter a photo title cover > tap more.
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